I'm Adele Barlow. Since 2013, I've been writing for the Huffington Post on startups, gender equality and entrepreneurial career development. For over a decade, I have been helping startups to grow (namely Escape the City, Lexoo and now Makers Academy and AllBright).

Currently, I am writing a book in partnership with Michelle Miller (the acclaimed author of The Underwriting) titled: The Entrepreneur's Way: A Guide to the Invisible Side of Startup Life. I have also publishedseveralbooks on career transition available on Amazon, inspired by my work with career change platform Escape the City.

I am passionate about spreading ideas about resilience in transition. An interesting platform I had the opportunity to explore recently was the floor of The Cambridge Union, as part of a debate team featuring former Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities Nicky Morgan. We argued in favour of the motion “This House Would Lean In”. I also run a private coaching practice with several digital products currently in development.

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Startups can be sexy and exciting and much has been written about how to validate an idea and raise funding. A largely untold story is the intense emotional and psychological journey that many founders go through and the importance of building entrepreneurial resilience.

Many people start a business to chase freedom or even a spiritual calling - along such a pilgrimage, highly stressful periods are inevitable. This book demonstrates that when harnessed courageously, these moments can bring profound personal transformation. It explores how entrepreneurs can build faith, strength and courage during difficult times.

Following the stories of a variety of founders, The Entrepreneur’s Way celebrates the invisible side of startup life, painting a path forward for anyone wanting to become more resilient in their entrepreneurial journey.

The more stories I hear, the more I realise that an impasse makes it is easy to feel anchorless, yet I am reminded by our members on a daily basis that we are lost only until we search for what may have been inside us all along.

Debate participant with Nicky Morgan, former Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities

New Entrepreneurs

Foundation

Panel speaker with Conservative MP and The Sunday Times Editorial Director

Are you a frustrated lawyer?

"Inspiring, insightful and in-depth. The most valuable element for me: affirmation that I was not alone in my thoughts and feelings - and that change was possible."

(Former Magic Circle trainee)

"As someone who knew from the first week of his training contract that conventional City law wasn't for me, I wish I had had a book like this to offer me some guidance, fellow war stories and, most importantly, options."

“The book takes the reader right to the questions that truly lie behind the MBA debate, once it comes up in your life. It helps with a clear process to get out of the mental confusion that everybody faces once they have to deal with that difficult and life changing decision. It does not provide you a prefixed answer to your personal MBA debate, which only you can solve for yourself, but confronts you with sharp questions and invaluable insights from insiders that will help you create your own individual and satisfying answer.”